Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius

Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius

Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus vitifolius
Subspecies: H. v. subsp. vitifolius

Name

Hibiscus vitifolius L. subsp. vitifolius autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Abelmoschus vitifolius var. mollis Hassk. in Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 198 (1844)
  • Fioria vitifolia subsp. vulgaris (Brenan & Exell) Abedin in Pakistan J. Bot. 9: 59 (1977)
  • Hibiscus cuspidatus Edgew. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 168 (1853)
  • Hibiscus heterotrichus DC. in Prodr. 1: 450 (1824)
  • Hibiscus jatrophifolius A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 58 (1848)
  • Hibiscus lepidospermus Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 159 (1858)
  • Hibiscus modaticus Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 56 (1848)
  • Hibiscus natalitus Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 587 (1862)
  • Hibiscus obscurus A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 57 (1848)
  • Hibiscus obtusifolius Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 829 (1800)
  • Hibiscus ricinifolius E.Mey. ex Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 171 (1860), nom. superfl.
  • Hibiscus ricinoides Garcke in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 7: 834 (1849)
  • Hibiscus serratus Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1900 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Hibiscus strigosus Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 314 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Hibiscus suaresensis Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 514 (1885)
  • Hibiscus truncatus Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 200 (1832)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius var. adhaerens Ulbr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 377 (1912)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius f. americana Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 169 (1900)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius var. heterotrichus (DC.) Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 170 (1900)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius var. ricinifolius Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 170 (1900)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vulgaris Brenan & Exell in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 32: 73 (1958)
  • Hibiscus vitifolius f. zeylanicus Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 169 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Old World Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Christmas I., Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 696. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 221. Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vitifolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 221. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 221 Jan. 16. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: tropical rose mallow
हिन्दी: Dhakto Kalo bhend